Administration

People working in this sector provide the support an organisation needs to meet its objectives.

Check out the professional bodies’ own entries in the Profession Finder

There are a number of professional bodies covering these sectors.  Here you will find information on:

  • Jobs and salaries
  • Routes and Qualifications
  • Funding


Jobs and Salaries

Administration is an extremely broad area, read here for more information on what kind of jobs there are available.

What is a Chartered secretary? 

What kind of skills are needed to succeed?

More information on other types of careers in administration can be found here.

What kind of salary can I expect?

What is it like to be an administration assistant? 

Read a first-hand account of an administrative officer.


Routes and Qualifications

Graduates generally enter management in administration in three main ways:

  • through a graduate management training scheme (apply in the autumn term of your final year)
  • by joining an organisation in an administrative capacity and working their way up
  • by training in a specific function (HR, finance, marketing, sales, etc) and then moving into a specialist or generalist management role.


Apprenticeships are also available for those interested in becoming business administrators and can be an excellent way into management once you've gained experience.

More information on qualifications can be found here.

How to qualify as a Chartered Secretary. How and where to study.


Funding

If you are interested in studying for a Masters in Business Administration (MBA), find out if you're eligible for a Natwest MBA Loan, set up for Association of MBA accredited courses. There are also scholarships available for studying an MBA at a range of universities.


What’s it like working in this sector?

  • There are opportunities in every employment sector, including national and local government, agriculture, finance, engineering, health, leisure, media, retail, transport and utilities. Employers can range from multinational corporations, with thousands of staff, to small companies with less than ten employees.


How big is the sector?

  • Over 4,933,000 people are employed in administration, business and office work, and this figure is predicted to rise. Around 32 per cent of employers report difficulty in recruiting skilled business and administration staff


Where can I work?



Follow us on: